Moving to Bird City, Kansas
Population: 482. Estimated population in July 2024: 438 (-9.1% change)
Males: 225 (46.7%), Females: 257 (53.3%)
Cheyenne County
Zip code: 67731
Demographics
Median resident age: 48.0 years
Median household income: $25,714
Median house value: $40,000
Population by Race
Races in Bird City:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
- Hispanic (2.9%)
Ancestries: German (34.2%), Irish (12.4%), English (12.2%), United States (9.1%), French (3.5%), Czech (2.9%).
Elevation: 3460 feet
Land area: 2.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Bird City
- High school or higher: 83.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
- Unemployed: 2.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Bird City city
- Never married: 19.5%
- Now married: 57.9%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 13.7%
- Divorced: 8.9%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +17 (+3.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Bird City:
- CHEYENNE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; SAINT FRANCIS, KS)
- DUNDY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; BENKELMAN, NE)
- RAWLINS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; ATWOOD, KS)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bird City:
- RENNER FLD /GOODLAND MUNI/ (about 29 miles; GOODLAND, KS; Abbreviation: GLD)
- MC COOK MUNI (about 73 miles; MC COOK, NE; Abbreviation: MCK)
- NORTH PLATTE RGNL AIRPORT LEE BIRD FIELD (about 111 miles; NORTH PLATTE, NE; Abbreviation: LBF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bird City:
- BRESSLER FIELD (about 2 miles; BIRD CITY, KS; Abbreviation: 5K0)
- CHEYENNE COUNTY MUNI (about 18 miles; ST FRANCIS, KS; Abbreviation: SYF)
- JONES (about 21 miles; BENKELMAN, NE; Abbreviation: 42V)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bird City:
- FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 164 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 187 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
- METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 199 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 12,938)
- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER (about 199 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 8,839)
- UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (about 199 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 7,592)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 199 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,352)
- ARAPAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 199 miles; LITTLETON, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,666)
Schools
Public high school in Bird City:
- CHEYLIN WEST JR/SR HIGH (Students: 79; Location: 605 BIRD AVE.; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Bird City:
- CHEYLIN WEST ELEM (Students: 82; Location: 121 E.SIXTH; Grades: KG – 06)
Libraries
Library in Bird City:
- BIRD CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $9,464; Location: 110 EAST 4TH; 7,089 books; 36 audio materials; 166 video materials; 29 serial subscriptions)